London, Asharq Al-Awsat- King’s Cross Station in Central London where 21 people are believed to have lost their lives as a train exploded during the Thursday morning rush hour, has been transformed into a shrine.

The station where one of the three coordinated terrorist bombings that rocked the capital took place on a southbound Piccadilly line train to Russell Square is now filled with flowers and candles in commemoration of the victims. People were seen on Saturday leaving flowers and lighting candles at the front of the station out of respect and love for those killed and missing. Families and friends searching for their missing loved ones have put up posters all over the station and nearby.

One of the posters is of a 24-year-old Turkish female, Gamze Gunoral. Gamze a student in London failed to show up to her school in Hammersmith, in West London on Thursday. A group of young Turkish tourists were at King”s Cross station to show their solidarity and support for Gamze and her family who are in Turkey. &#34We will be here all day, and we will keep coming back until we find out what has happened to our sister&#34 Ahmet a 19-year-old college student in

London told Asharq Al-Awsat. Gamze had left home at 8am on Thursday and was on her way to King Cross station to change underground

trains.

Shahara Islam is also missing. The 20-year-old British Muslim female of Bangladeshi origin lives with her parents in Plaistow, in East London. She is thought to have been on her way to work at the Co-operative Bank in Angel, Islington. Her family said she left home wearing her uniform, black trousers and a white top, and carrying a Burberry Bag. Around the time that the bombs exploded, Shahara tried to contact her family by mobile phone. They have not heard from her since. Her family have contacted all the hospitals and contacted her friends to no avail. A group of Muslim women lit candles in her honor in front of King”s Cross station. Anyone seeking information on a missing person should call the missing relatives hotline on 0870 156 6344.

At one thirty in the afternoon panic hit the affected train station as a suspected bomb was announced. Police officers immediately sealed off the area and evacuated well-wishers and the group of journalists and their camera crews.

An officer told Asharq Al-Awsat that a suspicious package was found on a bus heading to nearby Farringdon, adding that the bomb squad had been alerted and were on their way.

After almost thirty tense minutes elapsed, the police announced it was a false alarm. Things returned to normal as the bus to Farringdon continued on its eastward journey.

False alarms have been a frequent occurrence in the last two days across London as the capital remains in a state of high alert following Thursday”s multiple bombings.

According to a source at London”s Scotland Yard who spoke with Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, the Metropolitan Police has asked the media to refrain from publicizing any stories that turn out to be false alarms or reports on any suspect packages. The Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair had specifically requested from the media to avoid reporting hoaxes because the more information the public receives, the more false alarms will occur.

The source added that, at this point in time, everybody around London is on edge and the police do not want to increase the public’s stress level. However, the Metropolitan Police are still asking anyone with information on any suspect packages to call the Anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321.